chuckwheel

Rebels is a great little show. It's got nice pacing, good stories, characters and voice-acting, including original movie cast members doing the voices of all the well-known characters. It really nicely captures the feel of the original Star Wars, while tying-in beautifully with the clone wars continuity. I found the clone wars animated series to be kind of dull, and gave up on it after a season and a half. Not so, Rebels, which really manages to keep the excitement level up and feel like it is advancing the plot of the greater Star Wars universe. It bodes very well for what Disney is going to do with the franchise. However, I did get into an argument with a friend's kid, who insisted that Clone Wars was a better show and that Rebels was too juvenile. Bah, kids these days, what do they know!!!

Having watched and re-watched this film many times and consistently found it hilarious, I can only give it a 10 out of 10. Yes, it is extremely rude, and if you are the sort of person who gets offended, then, yes, you WILL get offended. Yes, it does walk an extremely fine line, but in my opinion it walks that line successfully. No, you are not supposed to admire Casper and Frank, and their adolescent boy-man personas, and the way they trample all over moral and social taboos. But perhaps you will recognize a bit of yourself in them (a bit that, as an adult, you should be keeping deeply repressed!!!).

After seeing the film, i was so excited to find out that there were 60 episodes of the TV show to watch too (currently available on HULU). All are just as good as the movie. One thing in the movie that didn't come across as well as in the TV show is the personalities of Casper & Frank's partners Mia & Iben. They really do a lot to hold the show together, and it's men's relationships with the women that really takes they show to another level beyond what was done in Seinfeld & Curb Your Enthusiasm -- though Klovn definitely owes those shows a debt. My wife definitely loves the TV show, because of the women, but was less enamored with the movie, where the women play a much smaller role.

Will it work in America? No, Not on as large a scale scale as it should. The humor is far to terrifying for your average, fearful yank. I love that Danny McBride is going to attempt a re-make, and after Eastbound & Down he might be the only man that could & even he will have to dumb it down. On the whole, I am much more excited about the original duo's Klovn Forever, due out in Sept 2015.